Publications by authors named "Linying Lu"

Controlling foodborne diseases requires robust outbreak detection and a comprehensive understanding of outbreak dynamics. Here, by integrating large-scale phylogenomic analysis of 3,642 isolates and epidemiological data, we performed 'data-driven' outbreak detection and described the long-term outbreak dynamics of the leading seafood-associated pathogen, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, in Shenzhen, China, over a 17-year period. Contradictory to the widely accepted notion that sporadic patients and independent point-source outbreaks dominated foodborne infections, we found that 71% of isolates from patients grouped into within-1-month clusters that differed by ≤6 single nucleotide polymorphisms, indicating putative outbreaks.

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The serotyping of , which is crucial to the surveillance and detection of outbreaks of vibriosis infection, has been widely used in many countries. In this study, we developed a molecular assay, named multiplex ligation reaction based on probe melting curve analysis (MLMA), for simultaneous identification of 57 K-serogroups. Based on the previous genomes of 418 strains including 39 K-serogroups and the 18 K-serogroups sequences from public databases, we obtained 57 K-serogroups specific gene sequences for designing primers and probes.

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Managing recovered COVID-19 patients with recurrent-positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA test results is challenging. We performed a population-based observational study to characterize the viral RNA level and serum antibody responses in recurrent-positive patients and evaluate their viral transmission risk. Of 479 recovered COVID-19 patients, 93 (19%) recurrent-positive patients were identified, characterized by younger age, with a median discharge-to-recurrent-positive length of 8 days.

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Choosing suitable substrate is key to improving the efficiency of wetland decontamination. However, little is known about the effect of particle size. In order to study the effect of substrate type and size on COD, TN, and TP removal from sewage, 1-2, 2-4, and 4-8 mm zeolite, 2-4, 4-8, and 8-16 mm gravel, and 2-4, 3-5, and 6-8 mm anthracite were selected for establishment of the constructed system of experimental media with three replications.

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